Bernardo Yorba, the Glossary
Bernardo Yorba (August 20, 1800 – November 28, 1858) was a prominent Californio landowner, public figure, and one of the wealthiest men in early 19th-century California.[1]
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25 relations: Alcalde, Benjamin Davis Wilson, California, Californios, Don Meadows, Franciscans, Free Company of Volunteers of Catalonia, Government of Spain, Hacienda, John A. Rowland, José Antonio Yorba, José Joaquín de Arrillaga, Leonardo Cota, Olive, California, Orange County, California, Portolá expedition, Rancho Cañón de Santa Ana, Rancho La Sierra (Yorba), Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, Samuel Kraemer, San Diego, Santa Ana, California, Yorba Cemetery, Yorba Hacienda, Yorba Linda, California.
Alcalde
Alcalde is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions.
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Benjamin Davis Wilson
Benjamin Davis Wilson (December 1, 1811 – March 11, 1878), commonly known as Don Benito Wilson,Excerpt: "Wilson, now known as Don Benito, became a Californio – that group of Mexicans and Angols who thought of themselves as Californians rather than Mexicans or Americans"; Farrar Hyde, Anne. Bernardo Yorba and Benjamin Davis Wilson are People of Mexican California.
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
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Californios
Californios (singular Californio) are Hispanic Californians, especially those descended from Spanish and Mexican settlers of the 17th through 19th centuries before California was annexed by the United States. Bernardo Yorba and Californios are People of Mexican California.
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Don Meadows
Don Meadows (October 20, 1897 - November 9, 1994) was a historian, scholar and bibliophile specializing in the American West.
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Franciscans
The Franciscans are a group of related mendicant religious orders of the Catholic Church.
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Free Company of Volunteers of Catalonia
The Free Company of Volunteers of Catalonia (Spanish: Compañía Franca de Voluntarios de Cataluña) was a military company of the Spanish Army serving in the Spanish colonial empire.
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Government of Spain
The government of Spain (Gobierno de España) is the central government which leads the executive branch and the General State Administration of the Kingdom of Spain.
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Hacienda
A hacienda (or; or) is an estate (or finca), similar to a Roman latifundium, in Spain and the former Spanish Empire.
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John A. Rowland
John A. Rowland, commonly known in Spanish as Don Juan Rowland, was an American-Mexican settler and ranchero in the San Gabriel Valley of California before it became part of the United States.
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José Antonio Yorba
José Antonio Yorba (July 20, 1743 – January 16, 1825), also known as Don José Antonio Yorba I, was a Spanish soldier and early settler of Spanish California.
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José Joaquín de Arrillaga
José Joaquín de Arrillaga was a Basque officer who served twice as Governor of the Californias and as the first Governor of Alta California, following the partition of the Californias in 1804. Bernardo Yorba and José Joaquín de Arrillaga are Californios.
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Leonardo Cota
Leonardo Cota (1816–1887) was a Captain with the Californios in the Mexican–American War; and later a Los Angeles County Supervisor. Bernardo Yorba and Leonardo Cota are Californios and People of Mexican California.
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Olive, California
Olive is an unincorporated parcel of about entirely surrounded by the city of Orange, located along Lincoln Avenue, between Eisenhower Park and Orange Olive Road.
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Orange County, California
Orange County (officially the County of Orange; often known by its initials O.C.) is a county located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Southern California, United States.
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Portolá expedition
Point of San Francisco Bay Discovery The Portolá expedition was a Spanish voyage of exploration in 1769–1770 that was the first recorded European exploration of the interior of the present-day California.
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Rancho Cañón de Santa Ana
Rancho Cañón de Santa Ana was a land grant in present-day Orange County, California given by Mexican governor José Figueroa in 1834 to Bernardo Yorba.
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Rancho La Sierra (Yorba)
Rancho La Sierra (also called La Sierra de Santa Ana) was a Mexican land grant in present-day Riverside County, California, United States.
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Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana
Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana was a Spanish land concession in present-day Orange County, California, given by Spanish Alta California Governor José Joaquín de Arrillaga in 1810 to Jose Antonio Yorba and his nephew Pablo Peralta.
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Samuel Kraemer
Samuel Kraemer (1857–1937) was a rancher, farmer, and businessman who is credited with much of the development of Anaheim, California during the 1920s.
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San Diego
San Diego is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast in Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border.
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Santa Ana, California
Santa Ana (Spanish for) is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, California, United States.
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Yorba Cemetery
Yorba Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Yorba Linda, California, originally part of Bernardo Yorba's Rancho Cañón de Santa Ana.
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Yorba Hacienda
The Yorba Hacienda was a domestic dwelling constructed by Bernardo Yorba on the Rancho Cañón de Santa Ana Mexican land grant, and located in the present city of Yorba Linda, California.
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Yorba Linda, California
Yorba Linda is a suburban city in northeastern Orange County, California, United States, approximately southeast of Downtown Los Angeles.
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